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Large Landowners

Lived Predominately in the South
Relied on Indentured Servants and/or Slaves for labor
Were educated (some)
Had rich social culture

Farmers

Worked the land according to the region
Relied on family members for labor (large families)

Artisans

Worked as creftsmen in towns and on the plantation
Lived in small villages and cities

Women

Worked as caretakers, house workers, and homemakers
They could not VOTE
Few chances for education

Indentured Servants

Men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies
Agreed to work without pay for the person who paid their passage
Were free at the end of their contract

Slaves

Captured in Africa and sold to slave traders
Shipped to Colonies
Sold into slavery or born into slavery (Children Of Slaves)
Owned as property (No Property)
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